TV Q&A: Scott Bakula starred in 'Quantum Leap' series

1:09 PM,
Jul. 26, 2013

Written by

David Inman
The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal

Question: I remember a show that starred Patrick Swayze as a character who would go back in time, but he would take the form of another person, sometimes even a woman. Can you tell me the title of the show and when it ran?

Answer: Sounds like "Quantum Leap," which ran on NBC from 1989 to 1993. Swayze wasn't in the show; our hero was Scott Bakula. He played a physicist named Sam Beckett who became lost in time as a result of an experiment gone wrong. Sam's sidekick was a hologram named Al, played by Dean Stockwell. Sam's travels were mostly during the 20th century, giving the producers a chance to make lots ...